World Half Marathon Championships Gdynia 2020 • Biographical Start List • Men Start Time: 12:30 Entrants: 122 Men’s Half Marathon Countries: 43 + ART World Record: 58:01 Geoffrey Kamworor KEN Copenhagen 15 Sep 19 (Pace – 5Km: 13:53; 10Km: 27:34; 15Km: 41:05; 20Km: 55:00) 2020 World Best: 58:38 Kibiwott Kandie KEN Prague 5 Sep 20 Five to run, three to score (on time) Championship Record: 58:59 Zersenay Tadese ERI Udine 14 Oct 07 Three laps of 5439.30m, then one of 4657.41m, then 122.19m to finish (=21,097.5m) Age (Days) Born SB PB 301 KËLLËZI Ilir ALB 32y 101d 1988 - 72:08 -14 Mountain running international // Marathon pb: 2:35:11 -17. 10,000 pb: 33:29.09 -13. 20 WSG Half Mar 2011; 73 World Half Mar 2012 (2014-107, 2018-150); 6 Mediterranean Games 10,000 2013; 47 European Mountain Running Champs 2014 (2013-57, 2011-66, 2017-64, 2018-61, 2019-69); 78 World Mountain Running Champs 2016 (2018-82). 1 Albanian 10,000 2015/2018. At EXC: 2008-80u23, 2010-96u23, 2012-79, 2014-68, 2015-72, 2016-73, 2017-76, 2018-84, 2019-81 Marathon (1): 3 Thessaloniki 2017 302 ARBE Joaquín ARG 30y 54d 1990 69:00 62:57 -19 Full name-Joaquín Emanuel Arbe He’s been Argentinian Champion at distances from 800m to the marathon, steeplechase (4x) included Marathon pb: 2:11:02 -19. 10,000 pb: 29:51.66 -20. 5000 pb: 14:10.91 -18. 1500 pb: 3:43.94 -18. 3000SC pb: 8:40.21 -16. 2 Ibero-American 3000SC 2016; 4 South American 1500 2017 (5 3000SC) In 2020: 2 Comodoro Rivadavia 10M; 18 Guadalajara Half Mar; 2 Argentinian 10,000 306 IDBAFDIL Fouad ART 32y 251d 1988 - 69:24 -13 Moroccan origin, based in France // 3000SC pb: 8:50.14 -20. ht WCH 3000SC 2019. 6 French 3000SC 2020 In 2020: 1 Eaubonne 3000 (indoors); 10 Decines 3000SC; 6 French 3000SC; 3 Cergy-Pontoise 3000SC 307 NAIT HAMMOU Otmane ART 25y 200d 1995 - - Moroccan origin // 10K pb: 30:27 -19 (30:50 -20). 3000SC pb: 8:51.07 -20. 5000 pb: 14:58.51 -18. 5 Lidingöloppet 15K XC 2018; 37 Swedish XC 2018. At WXC: 2019-124; ht WCH 3000SC 2019 In 2020: 2 Eaubonne 3000 (indoors); 11 Decines 3000SC; 7 French 3000SC; 1 Yvelines 10K 310 STEINHAMMER Christian AUT 31y 361d 1988 63:37 63:37 -20 Marathon pb: 2:17:19 -19. 3000SC pb: 8:43.40 -14. 5000 pb: 14:01.66 -13 (14:37.27 -20). 6 under-23 ECH 2009; 89 World Half Mar 2018. At EXC 2006-83J, 2008-48u23, 2009-31u23, 2012-54, 2013-32, 2014-37, 2016-52. 1 Austrian 5000 2013/2014 Marathons (3): 21 Frankfurt 2017, 41 ECH 2018, 24 Frankfurt 2019 In 2020: 31 Barcelona Half Mar; 3 Austrian 5000; 3 Austrian 10K 311 THEUER Timon AUT 26y 227d 1994 62:34 62:34 -20 10,000 pb: 29:53.78 -20. 5000 pb: 14:30.86 -20. At EXC: 2016-55u23, 2017-dnf, 2018-75. 1 Austrian 10,000 2020 In 2020: 1 Vienna 5K; 15 Barcelona Half Mar; 1 Vienna 1500; 1 Austrian 10,000 (2 5000); 2 Austrian 10K 312 NIYOMUKIZA Jean-Marie Vianney BDI 22y 289d 1998 65:58 63:12 -18 10K pb: 28:49 -18. 5000 pb: 13:31.91 -16. 8 African Champs 5000 2016. At WXC: 2017-25 In 2020: 3 Karlovac 10K; 1 Pordenone 5.5K; 3 Vittorio Veneto 3000; 1 Pisa Half Mar 313 NAERT Koen BEL 31y 45d 1989 - 61:42 -18 2018 European Marathon Champion // Marathon pb: 2:07:39 -19. 10,000 pb: 28:32.29 -12. 5000 pb: 13:32.83 -14. 1500 pb: 3:42.99 -14. 7 under-23 ECH 10,000 2009; 11 ECH 10,000 2014. At EXC: 2008-35J, 2009-40u23, 2010-39u23, 2013-9, 2015-28. 1 Belgian 5000 2015/2016. He worked full-time as a nurse before taking a career break in 2016 to concentrate on running. Coach-Raymond Van Paemel Marathons (8): 13 Hamburg 2015, 7 Berlin 2015, 22 OLY 2016, 8 Frankfurt 2016, 10 Rotterdam 2017, 1 ECH 2018, 7 Rotterdam 2019, 17 Fukuoka 2019 In 2020: No races, he trained through the summer “We were pretty lucky in Belgium because we really didn’t have to stay in the house 24/7 like in Spain or Italy.” 315 do NASCIMENTO Daniel BRA 22y 82d 1998 64:34 64:34 -20 Full name-Daniel Ferreira do Nascimento // 10,000 pb: 29:13.34 -17. 5000 pb:14:27.33 -16. 3000SC pb: 8:49.84 -16. 8 World Youth 2000SC 2015; 1 South American junior 5000/10,000 2017. At WXC: 2015-41J, 2017-30J. 1 Brazilian 10,000 2017 (while still a junior) In 2020: 1 São Paulo Half Mar; 8 Pan-American XC Cup; 1 Bragança Paulista 316 LOPES Gilmar BRA 31y 141d 1989 65:35 63:02 -11 Full name-Gilmar Silvestre Lopes 2013 South American Cross Country Champion Marathon pb: 2:15:38 -19. 10,000 pb: 29:09.27 -12. At WXC: 2010-dnf, 2013-dnf. dnf World Half Mar 2012; 1 South American XC 2013 (2019-3); 1 Rio de Janeiro Half Mar 2017. Served one-year doping ban in 2014/2015 Marathons (3): 29 Tokyo 2016, 3 Rio 2018, 46 Valencia 2019 In 2020: 3 São Paulo Half Mar 317 PEREIRA Éderson BRA 30y 134d 1990 - 63:47 -18 Full name-Ederson Vilela Pereira 2019 Pan-American Games Champion at 10,000m 10,000 pb: 28:27.47 -19 (30:24.71 -20). 5000 pb: 13:23.24 -17. 4 South American XC 2011 (2013-6); 2 Ibero-American 3000 2016; 2 South American 5000 2017 (4 10,000); 1 Pan-Am Games 10,000 2019 (7 5000). At WXC: 2008-100J, 2009-61J, 2011-86, 2013-74. 1 Brazilian 5000 2013 & 10,000 2018/2019 In 2020: 2 São Paulo 10K; 1 Bragança Paulista 10,000 330 BETOUDJI Valentin CHA 29y 246d 1991 - 69:46 -18 Marathon pb: 2:23:15 -19. 5000 pb: 15:40.58 -15. 127 World Half Mar 2018; 17 African Games Half Mar 2019; 29 World Military Games Marathon 2019 © Mark Butler 2020 ([email protected]) U T L E R Check with final start lists in case of late changes Page M – 1 Athlete’s ages as at: 17/10/2020 331 DÍAZ Carlos CHI 27y 101d 1993 - NR 62:22 -18 NR Full name-Carlos Martin Díaz Del Rio 2015 South American Champion at 1500m. 2019 Pan-American Games bronze at 5000m 10,000 pb: 28:26.47 -19. 5000 pb: 13:36.99 -19; 3000 pb: 7:53.37 -15 (7:53.53i -20); 1500 pb: 3:37.86 -15. ht World Youth 1500 2009; 3 Ibero-American 1500 2012/2014; 6 WJC 1500 2012; 4 South American Games 1500 2014; 1 South American 1500 2015 (2017-2); 4 Pan-Am Games 1500 2015 (9 5000); sf WCH 1500 2015; 1 Ibero- American 1500/3000 2016; 1 South American Games 1500 2018 (2014-4); 3 Pan-Am Games 5000 2019 (12 1500) In 2020: 3 Valencia 3000 (indoors) 332 GONZÁLEZ Ivan COL 33y 65d 1987 - 63:42 -19 Full name-Iván Darío González 2018 South American Games Champion at 10,000m 10,000 pb: 28:19.94 -18. 5000 pb: 13:33.55 -19. 1500 pb: 3:43.60 -12. 5 Ibero-American 3000 2012/2016 (2014-8); 3 South American 5000 2017 (2015-9, 2019-5); 1 South American Games 10,000 2018; 7 Pan-Am Games 10,000 2019 (12 5000). 1 Colombian 1500 2011/2014 & 5000 2016/2017 333 SUÁREZ Jeison COL 29y 211d 1991 - 64:47 -16 Full name-Jeison Alexander Suarez Bocanegra 2018 Central American & Caribbean Games Marathon Champion Marathon pb: 2:14:48 -19. 10K pb: 28:58 -19 Marathons (5): 14 Rotterdam 2018, 1 Central American & Caribbean Games 2018, 5 Düsseldorf 2019, dnf Pan-Am Games 2019, 1 Cartagena 2019 334 HOLBEK Simon DEN 34y 222d 1986 64:41 64:41 -20 Full name-Simon Holbek Køningsfeldt // Marathon pb: 2:17:32 -19. 10,000 pb: 29:52.27 -20. 5000 pb: 14:16.39 -20. 5 Danish 10,000 2020 (6 5000) Marathons (4): 18 Copenhagen 2018, 7 Copenhagen 2019, 6 Odense 2019, 25 Frankfurt 2019 In 2020: 5 Copenhagen 10K; 46 Barcelona Half Mar; 1 Hilleröd 10,000; 1 Copenhagen 5000 (Jul 7); 3 Copenhagen 5000 (Aug 4); 5 Danish 10,000 (6 5000); 7 Copenhagen 5000 (Aug 25) 335 LOMMER Andreas DEN 28y 345d 1991 63:52 63:52 -20 Full name-Andreas Lommer Schonberg // Marathon pb: 2:20:32 -19. 10,000 pb: 29:18.94 -20. 5000 pb: 13:58.31 -20. 1500 pb: 3:49.64 -15. 12 WSG 1500 2015. At WXC: 2017-89. 1 Danish indoor 1500 2016 & 3000 2017 Marathon (1): 36 Frankfurt 2019 In 2020: 35 Barcelona Half Mar; 3 Danish XC; 2 Aalborg 5000; 1 Odense 10,000 (Jun 25); dnf Copenhagen 5000 (Jun 30); 2 Odense 10,000 (Aug 1); 5 Danish 5000 (10 10,000) 336 NIJHUIS Thijs DEN 28y 27d 1992 65:25 63:31 -19 Full name-Thijs Matthias Nijhuis 4x Danish Champion at 5000m // Marathon pb: 2:10:57 -20. 10,000 pb: 28:38.53 -20. 5000 pb: 13:43.47 -16 (13:54.28 -20). 3000 pb: 7:58.95 -15. 10 EJC 5000 2011; 10 under-23 ECH 10,000 2013; 4 WSG 5000 2015 (20157-15); 64 World Half Mar 2016 (2014-95); 10 WSG 10,000 2017.